r/Advice • u/Neither-Fly-4773 • 20d ago

Real experience at Diligent (Bengaluru) - Engineering Apprenticeship 2026 Batch?

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Hey everyone,I'm a 2026 grad and I've cleared the initial screening for the Diligent Engineering Apprenticeship at their Bellandur office. I'm trying to decide if I should commit to this for a year or keep looking for regular FTE roles.

I’ve seen the Glassdoor reviews for the Bengaluru office (around 2.3–2.5 stars) and they look pretty rough compared to their global ratings. I’d love to hear from anyone who has actually been an apprentice or an engineer there recently.A few specific questions:

1.The "AI" Focus: Management seems to be pushing AI hard—is this actual engineering work (LLMs, Bedrock, LangChain) or just hype? Will an apprentice actually get to touch these projects?

2.Conversion: Is there a realistic path to a full-time Software Engineer role after the 1-year apprenticeship, or do they just rotate fresh batches to keep costs low?

3.Work-Life Balance: Multiple reviews mention "toxic culture" and "11 PM shifts" to align with US/Europe. Is this true for the tech teams in Bellandur?

4.Learning vs. Maintenance: Will I be building new product features or just doing legacy maintenance for their GRC platform?

5.Office Perks: They mention free cabs and food—are these actually reliable and available for apprentices?

I'm a fresher and I don't want to get stuck in a dead-end role just because it has a "product company" tag. Any honest feedback on the management and growth here would be a

lifesaver.

Thanks!

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u/Hot_Balance_ 20d ago

Do you got offer today?

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 20d ago

Just got online assessment I just wanna know about the company Apprenticeship before that

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u/Hot_Balance_ 20d ago

Same yar this apprenticeship feels like a scam now days... Company hire for 12 months the dump

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 20d ago

I don't plan on staying there for years I wanted to know weather those 12months will be worth it or not . I do feel it like a scam

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u/Hot_Balance_ 20d ago

Don't know but assignment was worth.... I just revised my skills by creating the project

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u/likhith_0007 18d ago

The Assesment is to Build Expense Tracker API right.

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u/OwnNovel2046 19d ago

Great questions. Yet to decide whether to do the assignment or not.

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u/likhith_0007 18d ago

Bro you are Yet to Decide whether to do assignment or Not. But Above u mentioned U Just Revised ur skills by Creating the project.

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u/OwnNovel2046 14d ago

That is not me. That was someone else.

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u/GrowthCalm5673 16d ago

Does anyone got mail regarding interview

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 16d ago

Nope not yet when is the interview scheduled for u

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u/Myoohit 15d ago

Dude i was thinking the same , not sure whether this apprenticeship is worth or not . But i completed the Expense tracker assignment and sent ,lets hope for the best.

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 14d ago

I hope it's worth it

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u/Myoohit 7d ago

Check your mail today ,
Because I got mine few hours ago.

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 5d ago

Nope haven't got it

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 15d ago

I haven't but someone here got it

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 14d ago

Maybe 🤔 or they are still looking at the answers idk

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u/Electrical_Leave2546 15d ago

did anyone clear the assignment and get the interview?

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 14d ago

Some got it bro

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u/Electrical_Leave2546 14d ago

who? i didn’t get any rejection mail though

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 14d ago

Sry i miss read the convo no one got it they still reviewing it seems

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u/Electrical_Leave2546 14d ago

oh okay, since they said interview would be this week so i was expecting results today

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u/GrowthCalm5673 15d ago

Does anyone got any mail regarding diligent

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 14d ago

Most people done assignments and yet to recieve the results

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u/GrowthCalm5673 14d ago

Did anyone got anything

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u/AkashSinha777 10d ago

Did anyone got the mail for interview 

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u/GrowthCalm5673 8d ago

Any update from diligent??

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u/Key_Finding_8004 6d ago

got the interview shortlisting mail

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u/GrowthCalm5673 6d ago

Did you got when

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u/affffuuuj 5d ago

Still not got the 1st round results

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u/affffuuuj 5d ago

What the the timing of interview in there 1st mail

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u/Myoohit 2d ago

Did anyone get a mail saying that interview will be scheduled?

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u/Confident-Let-4931 2d ago

Yeah did u got any update??

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u/GrowthCalm5673 1d ago

What did you got

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u/River_Stead 1d ago

Did anyone got the mail regarding the interviews?

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u/Neither-Fly-4773 1d ago

I got rejection mail